Are funds available specifically for captioning?

Yes, there are funds available specifically for producing captioning. While the U.S. Department of Education is still the major source of caption funding, with $19 million available annually, a good deal of captioning today is made possible by corporate support. Corporate contributions supplement or match those allotted by a program's producer and its distributor (i.e., the broadcast or cable network or syndicator). The Caption Center maintains a list of programs available for corporate caption sponsorship. Contact the Media Access Group for more information about becoming a corporate sponsor, or to learn more about grant-funding opportunities.